Across |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
1 |
ORCHARDS |
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They grow fruit or vegetables (8) |
OR + CHARDS |
5 |
STRAIN |
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Direction given by coach to try really hard (6) |
S(outh) + TRAIN |
10 |
TENET |
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Teaching elements of forgotten etiquette (5) |
fogotTEN ETiquette |
11 |
CRIME BOSS |
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Microbes cultivated by small supplier of narcotics maybe? (5,4) |
Anagram of MICROBES + S |
12 |
FRENCH DRESSING |
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Disgruntled diners ring chefs dropping starter with incredible vinaigrette (6,8) |
Anagram of DINERS RING CHEFS minus (I)ncredible |
14 |
HILL |
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Fell in hospital needing medical attention (4) |
H + ILL |
15 |
DAIRYMAN |
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Large number backed an agriculturalist (8) |
MYRIAD reversed + AN |
18 |
RIP |
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Opening a stretch of turbulent water (3) |
Double Definition |
19 |
PEDAL BIN |
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Cutter turned around inside secure waste disposal unit (5,3) |
BLADE reversed inside PIN |
20 |
OREO |
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Biscuit filled with cream or lemon evenly (4) |
OR + l(E)m(O)n |
23 |
MACARONI CHEESE |
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One ice cream has spoilt pasta meal (8,6) |
Anagram of ONE ICE CREAM HAS |
26 |
AUTHENTIC |
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Trustworthy relative embracing the one heading to court (9) |
AUNT outside THE + I + (C)ourt |
27 |
RAITA |
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Ordered pastrami, not spam – a side dish (5) |
Anagram of PASTRAMI minus SPAM + A |
28 |
GARISH |
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Showy centre removed from decoration (6) |
GAR(n)ISH |
29 |
ESCARGOT |
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Freight in established delicacy (8) |
CARGO inside EST |
Down |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
1 |
OUT OF SHAPE |
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Heats up food mostly cooked in a poor way (3,2,5) |
Anagram of (HEATS UP FOO)d |
2 |
CONCEALED |
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Recompilation of clean code is kept secret (9) |
Anagram of CLEAN CODE |
3 |
ATTACH |
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A chat deteriorated after time with associate (6) |
A + (anagram of CHAT after T) |
4 |
DECIDE |
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Last month I had energy and resolve (6) |
DEC + ID + E |
6 |
TREASURE |
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Adjusted rate with fixed value (8) |
Anagram of RATE + SURE |
7 |
ADORN |
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Deck trouble fixed by Royal Navy (5) |
ADO + RN |
8 |
NOSE |
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Hooter, one lacking in sound? (4) |
NOISE minus I |
9 |
WIRETAP |
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Waitperson somehow not catching child’s bug (7) |
Anagram of WAITPERSON minus SON |
13 |
INTOLERANT |
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At home, unruly lot aren’t uncharitable (10) |
IN + anagram of LOT ARENT |
15 |
DIN |
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Eat mostly with a continuous noise (3) |
(DIN)e |
16 |
MARKETING |
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Label can used in, for example, distribution of goods (9) |
MARK + (TIN inside EG) |
17 |
FLOATERS |
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Viewing spots are lost at sea after closing of reef (8) |
Anagram of ARE LOST after ree(F) |
18 |
RISOTTO |
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Italian meal made from root – it’s produced in a special way (7) |
Anagram of ROOT ITS |
21 |
CIRCUS |
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Entertaining show about ignoring a superpower (6) |
CIRCA minus A + US |
22 |
SHERPA |
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Mountain guide, perhaps, worked without pressure once (6) |
Anagram of PERHAPS minus P |
24 |
ALTAR |
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A large rodent overturned table in church (5) |
A + L + (RAT reversed) |
25 |
TANG |
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Insect picked up a distinctive smell (4) |
GNAT reversed |